Publicly-listed organic infant food producer Bellamy’s has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement with dairy producer Fonterra.   The strategic agreement has been made for five years and...

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced its intentions to undertake the second-largest company merger in history by joining with Irish drug company Allergan.   If it goes ahead, the deal will...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has proposed to re-authorise an agreement that prohibits the promotion of infant formula to the public.   The ‘Marketing in Australia of...

On Friday 30 October 2015, Australia’s leading complementary healthcare product-maker Blackmores and Australian dairy group Bega Cheese announced the two companies  would be teaming up to produce and...

Despite China’s economic growth being in slowdown mode, Australia’s struggling grocery wholesaler Metcash says it is establishing an online shopping service to target China.   Metcash which...

Murray Goulburn to raise $500 million in capital restructure Australia’s largest dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited (Murray Goulburn) has announced an Extraordinary General Meeting...

New Zealands tightens marketing restrictions for infant formula The New Zealand government’s Commerce Commission has authorised the Infant Nutrition Council’s (INC) new Code of Practice incorporating...

Fonterra expanding its organic milk supplies New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has announced that it will expand its organic milk business to “help meet growing demand”. Fonterra said the decision...

Fonterra enters partnership with Chinese infant formula manufacturer New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has confirmed that it has acquired an 18.8 per cent share in leading Chinese infant formula manufacturer,...

NZ infant formula poisoning threat shakes NZ dairy industry The New Zealand Police and New Zealand Government are investigating a criminal threat to contaminate infant and other formula in New Zealand,...